Will the person still be obligated to pay if I requested no more child support? 15 Answers as of January 27, 2012

An adoption can only be finalized if the parent(s) rights are terminated. Rights and obligations go hand in hand, so if there are no rights there are no obligations.

Both parents are obligated to pay child support whether or not there is an order of support in existence. However, the support order is only enforced if 1) there is an open case with Child Support Enforcement or 2) the custodial parent follows-up with enforcement. So while he will continue to be obligated to pay the past due child support, you can control whether the obligation is enforced.

Until a judge signs an order terminating child support, the order remains in place. However, your letter and failure over years to enforce the order could affect your ability to collect past due support later.

The court clerk will have a record of all the documents in the case. If the court has decreed that he no longer needs to pay support and that the adoption has been finalized, he can get a copy from the clerk.

The obligor will likely still be liable for Child Support until the child is adopted. Child Support is for the benefit of the child (not the custodial parent), so the waiver will probably not be accepted by the Court as a defense to payment.

Child support is generally court-ordered. To adjust child support there needs to be another court order. You may want to write to the court.

Your posting is a bit confusing, but the general rule is that you do not have the authority to terminate the other parents child support obligation that is established by a court order - only a new court order can do that, so your letter had no real legal effect anyway. However, in Colorado you are the only one who can complain and push for child support (unless you are receiving welfare benefits from the state), so as long as you don't complain, no one is going to go after the other parent.

If you are not asking for child support, the other person should not be ordered to pay but you need to close your case.

This letter is the perfect proof that there are times when people need to consult with an attorney. This person needed to consult with an attorney before she waived child support. she desperately needs to consult with one now as the adoption of the child in question (by a stepfather?) changes the relationships with the child. In Ohio, an adoption terminates all rights of the parent agreeing to the adoption. Also terminated are the obligation to protect the child and the obligstion to support the child financially. You need to get to a lawyer today before you accidentally do something you regret.

You must file a release and satisfaction of the child support once the adoption is completed - I assume that his rights have been properly terminated. Once the adoption is complete, then you can release the child support, however, if there is child support owed back to the State of Iowa, he will still have to pay that back to the government, ADC - Aid to Dependent Children through the Child Support Recovery Office. Do not release the child support past due or presently due until you have completed the adoption.